FTCC’s 2201 Hull Road Campus
What’s new this year? ■ Expanded exhibit space, 18 additional exhibit spaces ■ Outdoor food and beverages ■ New defense contractors and government agencies ■ Expanded schedule of events, with three-track training ■ Fort Bragg Static Displays: • Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) detachment with robotics display • HMMWV with M2 (.50 cal) mounted • HMMWV with M19 mounted • HIMAR • Infantry squad with weapons and equipment
• 86 exhibit spaces • Expected 700-plus attendees • 27 procurement-related classes
Photo courtesy of U.S. Army.
11th Annual
August 7, 2012 | 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Supporting North Carolina’s Warfighters Hosted at Fayetteville Technical Community College (FTCC) since 2001, the Defense and Economic Development Trade Show (DTS) is the premier defense trade show in North Carolina. Hosted by U.S. Senator Richard Burr, U.S. Senator Kay Hagan, Congressman Larry Kissell, FTCC and the North Carolina Military Business Center (NCMBC), the 11th Annual DTS will be held on August 7 at FTCC’s 2201 Hull Road campus.
The DTS provides an opportunity for businesses in the state to network with major defense contractors and DoD buyers, to build teaming relationships and to learn more about defense procurement processes. The DTS creates a strong network of military-friendly companies working to expand economicdevelopment opportunities in North Carolina and to continue equipping and serving the best fighting force in the world.
The purpose of the DTS is to build relationships among representatives of the congressional delegation, Department of Defense (DoD), other federal agencies and numerous defense contracting firms, including both large and small North Carolina businesses.
“One way North Carolina’s economy can thrive and grow is through our defense industry, which has the potential to spur significant job growth,” said Senator Kay Hagan. “The Defense Trade Show is an important link between major defense contractors, North Carolina businesses and our state’s military bases.
“The Defense Trade Show has become a very important annual event, both for North Carolina businesses and employees as well as the Department of Defense,” said Senator Richard Burr. “By connecting North Carolina businesses with defense contractors and DoD officials and educating them on the federal contracting process, we are able to foster partnerships and help businesses navigate the federal contracts process.”
“With the third-largest military footprint in the country, its research and manufacturing capabilities and a talented workforce, North Carolina is poised to become a leader in the defense industry,” she said. “In its 11th year, the Defense Trade Show has proven to be an important pathway to achieve this goal.”
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“North Carolina has the third largest military presence of any state in the country, and the state’s economy has long benefitted from a productive relationship between the military and local businesses.” ~ Sen. Richard Burr
Defense Trade Show
“The men and women of our military, and the industries that support them,
The Local Impact Bordering four counties and the municipalities of Fayetteville and Spring Lake, Fort Bragg has a daytime military population of more than 60,000 soldiers, airmen and civilian employees. With more than 10 percent of the entire Army, Fort Bragg is home to the U.S. Army Forces Command (FORSCOM), U.S. Army Reserve Command (USARC), XVIII Airborne Corps, U.S. Army Special Operations Command (USASOC), Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC), the 82nd Airborne Division, the 440th Airlift Wing and numerous other commands. Fort Bragg is also an engine for economic growth, with an annual economic impact on the surrounding 11-county region of more than $11 billion last year. The DTS fuels this economic activity by connecting this economic engine with an established, defenserelated business community and new defense contractors just minutes from the gate. The DTS also embodies the local business
have such a rich heritage here in our part of the world, helping to employ folks and fuel our local economy.” ~ Rep. Larry Kissell, N.C. District 8
community’s support for the soldiers, airmen and civilians who call Fort Bragg home. “The Defense Trade Show not only helps display the most cutting-edge industry advances to our military leadership, it also helps make connections at a business-to-business level,” said Congressman Larry Kissell, 8th District of North Carolina. “I’m always honored to host this event in our district and continue finding the best ways to support our military and help put people back to work at the same time.”
Defense Trade Show
The Statewide Impact North Carolina, known as the “most military friendly state in the country,” is home to five major military installations (Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune and Air Stations Cherry Point and New River, Seymour Johnson AFB, and Fort Bragg) and numerous other federal agencies and installations. In 2011 businesses in 87 of North Carolina’s 100 counties were awarded or executed $4.06 billion in prime contracts from the Department of Defense – an increase of 13 percent and $471 million over 2010. Twenty-two of those counties received more than $20 million in defense-related work, and 12 of these received more than $50 million. Businesses in Onslow County received the highest amount by contract value ($1.2 billion), surpassing Cumberland County by $51 million. “With the large military presence and the educated and entrepreneurial business community in North Carolina, it makes sense that we should be encouraging cooperation between the two,” said Senator Richard Burr. “This cooperation has benefited the military, individual businesses and employees, and our state’s economy for decades, but in recent years, it has really taken off. A 2007 report by the North Carolina Department of Commerce showed that military spending accounted for the [second] largest sector of our state’s economy ($23.4 billion), behind only agriculture.” Each of these military contracts keeps federal revenues in North Carolina, expands the tax base and state economy and – most importantly – grows jobs across our state. The DTS is part of a
fully-integrated, comprehensive State program to grow the military economy and defense-related jobs in North Carolina. “Partnership between North Carolina’s military bases and our state’s businesses – large and small – is a win-win alliance,” said Senator Kay Hagan. “The Defense Trade Show provides an opportunity for our military, whose needs are changing dramatically as they draw down from Iraq and Afghanistan, to link up with North Carolina’s innovative small businesses and manufacturers. The potential to create jobs in North Carolina and meet the military’s needs for repairs, rebuilding and retrofitting makes the Defense Trade Show a valuable meeting place for all stakeholders. I’m proud to be a supporter.”
“Last year, $4.06 billion, or almost 70 percent of the $5.89 billion in total federal PRIME contracts awarded to North Carolina businesses, were military related. This shows the strong relationship between the military and North Carolina, and with events like the Defense Trade Show, we can only expect this relationship to continue to grow.” ~ Sen. Richard Burr
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FTCC Focus
FTCC Degree Program: Credit for Military Training Leading the way, Fayetteville Technical Community College’s curriculum programs reflect the changing technical, commercial, industrial, military and health needs of its service area and students. As the DoD begins drawing down the military force and thousands of military personnel transition into the civilian workplace, FTCC recognizes the importance at training and preparing the military to re-enter the civilian workforce.
The success of the degree program can be attributed to the strong alliance between SWCS and FTCC, as well as FTCC administration’s dedication and commitment to serving the needs of service members. For combat veterans with TBI or PTSD, FTCC offers shorter, more condensed classes and curricula that include more hands-on training, an approach which is more in line with typical military teaching practices.
As a result of collaboration and innovative thinking, FTCC joined forces with the Special Warfare Center (SWCS) at Fort Bragg to create an associate’s degree program that awards college credit for professional military training and skills. Through a partnership between FTCC and the Special Warfare Education Group, FTCC was able to correlate several core training courses with up to 48 credit hours of college-level coursework.
FTCC’s degree program achieved positive results, which led to internal replication and growth. Initially, FTCC utilized a small pilot program that enrolled 23 SF soldiers. Because of the high degree of success resulting from the pilot program, SWC expanded the second class to 48 service members. When word spread about the success of this joint educational program, Army officials asked FTCC to expand its programming to include soldiers completing required surgical training at Fort Bragg’s Womack Army Medical Center.
When a Special Operations soldier (SOF) chooses to enroll in the degree program, he or she takes an additional 17 credit hours of courses through FTCC – including English, math, public speaking, and professional research. The remaining classes, which contribute to the associate’s degree, are included within the required SWCS training. Because of the high operational tempo (frequent deployments) required of Special Forces (SF) soldiers, it can be extremely challenging for these soldiers to complete a degree program. This unique educational opportunity provides the Army with a more educated workforce, contributes to professional advancement, and gives the soldier a competitive advantage upon separation. Many soldiers – early within their careers – find the program is well worth the investment of additional time and effort towards halfway completion of a bachelor’s degree. Graduates of this program are able to enroll as a junior in some out-of-state and North Carolina state college degree programs. The program is also open to SF soldiers returning between deployments and civilian contractors at the school who are SF alumni.
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Most recently, AMEDD (Army Medical Department located in San Antonio, Texas) asked FTCC to incorporate the same joint educational program so that soldiers completing Joint surgical tech medical training are awarded an associate’s degree from FTCC by combining the standard AMEDD surgical tech curriculum with additional FTCC distance-learning courses. The FTCC/SWC educational program stands as a practical, community-level solution to award service members a degree by combining required military training with a local community college. “It is incumbent that FTCC provides our active duty service members and their families an educational opportunity commensurate with the sacrifices they have made for our nation,” said FTCC President Dr. Larry Keen. FTCC delivers on this mission by providing more than 150 affordable, high-quality programs of study leading to the awards of associate degree, certificate, or diploma. The continuing education program at FTCC is the largest in the state.
11th Annual Defense & Economic Development Trade Show Venue Layout
LEGEND:
OUTDOOR EXHIBITS:
FORT BRAGG STATIC DISPLAYS
* HMMWV with .50 cal mounted * HMMWV with 19 mounted * HIMARS * Infantry Squad with weapons and equipment * Explosive & ordnance detachment with robotics display 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24.
Parker Medical Associates, LLC NEK Advanced Securities Group SOI C4ISR Platforms Montie Design Strategic Consulting Solutions Progress Solar Solutions, LLC (Outdoor Exhibit) DRASH (Outdoor Exhibit) ACW Technology Inc MCH Systems, Inc. Matthews Specialty Vehicles Quantico Tactical The Remi Group, LLC Cross Technology Inc. Nu-Tech.us product line RLM Communications Saab Barracuda LLC Immersion Media Northrop Grumman Corporation Northrop Grumman Corporation Carl Zeiss Industrial Metrology Kidde Aerospace & Defense John Deere Burlington Industries/ITG Mack Defense Bennett Aerospace, Inc.
25. Solutions-IES, Inc./EOS Remediation, LLC 26. MW Defense Systems / Military Wraps, Inc. 27. Carolina Unmanned Vehicles 28. Boeing 29. Milliken & Company 30. K3 Enterprises, Inc. (Outdoor Exhibit) 31. K3 Enterprises, Inc. 32. Sierra Nevada Corporation 33. Belden Inc 34. General Dynamics ATP 35. IEM, Inc. 36. BAE SYSTEMS 37. Combat Medical Systems 38. WorldWide Language Resources, Inc. 39. XGO 40. War Sport Industries, LLC 41. Ultra 42. US Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command 43. Johnson Controls 44. SAIC 45. Picerne Military Housing
46. SAS 47. Concurrent Technologies Corporation 48. Woelco Labeling Solutions 49. RESERVED 50. American Defense Systems Inc 51. United Protective Technologies 52. Ballistic Recovery Systems, Inc. 53. Fox Apparel/Texas Jeans USA 54. Auroros Inc 55. Defense Holdings, Inc. 56. KDH Defense Systems, Inc 57. Moore Exposure 58. Green Engineering, PLLC 59. Computerabilities 60. General Dynamics Information Technology 61. RESERVED 62. RESERVED 63. 64. 65. 66. 67. 68.
Applied Resource Management, P.C. Ridgeline Technology Cover It Up The Whitestone Group RESERVED RESERVED
69. Naval Facilities Engineering Command 70. SBTDC/NC PTAC 71. US Air Force (Seymour Johnson) 72. US Marine Corps MCIEAST 73. Department of Veterans Affairs 74. Fort Bragg Regional Alliance 75. US Army Special Operations Command 76. Mission Contracting Center-Fort Bragg Mission and Installation 77. US Department of Commerce 78. NC Military Business Center 79. Small Businses Transportation Resource Center 80. USO Fort Bragg 81. General Services Administration (GSA) 82. US Small Business Administration 83. US Army Corps of Engineers 84. USO of North Carolina 85. NC Center for Economic Empowerment & Development 86. Partnership for Defense Innovation
DTS sponsors are critical to making this event possible. Thank you to all DTS sponsors.
Presenting Level Sponsors:
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Layout as of July 11, 2012
A Exhibits (located in Horace Sisk Gym, Lobby, Hallway and Cafeteria) B Registration/Help Desk C Food/Beverage (at your own cost) D Courses E Subcontracting Opportunities F Outdoor Exhibit Displays G Fort Bragg Static Displays
Fort Bragg (see above) DRASH Progress Solar Solutions K3 Enterprises, Inc. Matthews Specialty Vehicles
BUSINESS PROFILES N.C. Defense & Economic Development Trade Show
Dan Robertson Partner, Progress Solar Solutions, Apex
Furnishing the FOBs: Progress Solar sent 20 of its portable light towers to Afghanistan, and more orders are pending. A green giant: The company has doubled in size every year since its start in 2008. It has locations in Apex and Raleigh and moved into a larger facility to keep up with growth.
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hen Dan Robertson traveled with a solar lighting demo unit to showcase Progress Solar Solutions’ capabilities, people took notice of the portable solar technology. “We kept having people look at the mobile unit and said, ‘We want that,’ ” Robertson said. “It was obvious that there was a need there we could fill.” So the company, which originally started with LED street, parking and area lights and photovoltaic systems installation, added portable light towers to the mix. The result was staggering: the Pentagon ended up calling and now stations the towers at security gates around the building, erasing the need for towers that run on diesel, gas or generators. When generals visit the Pentagon, they ask about the towers and take the idea back to their installations. Robertson says federal customers now make up 25 percent of business. “We’ve not lost a single customer since we started the business,” he said. “They’re buying routinely as they need it.” Progress is looking to release new models in 2013 and focus on the Department of Homeland Security as well as agencies that respond to natural disasters. Its international market is also growing, and the company now exports to eight countries. “We’re proud to be doing something that is cutting-edge,” Robertson said. “We think it’s the right thing to do.”
Julia Bennett CEO, Bennett Aerospace, Cary Army gal: Bennett was assigned to the 327th Signal Battalion at Fort Bragg while in the military. Summer school: The company just finished working on a spherical robot prototype with North Carolina State University, developing a medical simulation game with Duke University, and is working on a laser steering project with N.C. State that can redirect a laser using a specialized flat plane of glass and no mechanical moving parts.
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ennett and her husband’s engineering and development company, Bennett Aerospace, is about to triple in size. It recently added a new division, Bennett Technical Services, to offer professional services such as onsite engineering R&D. Their business took off in August 2008, and in the first year it won seven Small Business Innovation Research program awards, the most awarded in one year to a North Carolina company. Since then, they have partnered with the University of North Carolina, N.C. State, Duke, East Carolina University and Western Carolina University, as well as companies iRobot and Applied Research Associates. Bennett Aerospace also has acquired the licensing rights to Smart Hound, an inexpensive, handheld device that can detect everything from explosives to bed bugs, Bennett said. Looking ahead, the company wants to help prevent military deaths and injuries by coupling its explosives detection technology with its work in semi-autonomous robots.
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Rick Perko President, Immersion Media, Fayetteville Seeing red: Immersion Media uses one of only a few Red cameras found in North Carolina. The $25,000 camera shoots in five times the clarity of HD. Home run: When Perko left another multimedia company to start his own, he was able to take heavyhitter client Major League Baseball with him. Immersion licensed a laptop-based 3-D simulator for training umpires nationwide. The company also announced in June that it will develop special features for the INDYCAR open-wheel racing website.
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hen Perko learned the Fort Bragg jumpmaster course failure rate was 50 percent within the Advanced Airborne School, his company of 11 full-time employees pursued a 3-D simulated solution. Immersion Media, which specializes in simulations, 3-D and 2-D animations, online course development, video production and editing, motion capture and website design, created the Jumpmaster Animated Training System. The program allows soldiers to work through a Jumpmaster Personnel Inspection test simulation. After the training was distributed, the passing rate increased 20 percent. Perko said he and his team are looking at other defense training opportunities, such as courses at the Fort Benning Airborne School and the John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School on Fort Bragg. “There’s different medical aspects. There’s different artillery drills,” Perko said. “We really want to be seen as a company that does high-learning simulation.”
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